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Definition of steam engine
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(n.) The
shearing
of a pile of books which are as yet
uncovered,
or out of
boards..
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Eccentric
::
Eccentric
(n.) A disk or wheel so
arranged
upon a shaft that the
center
of the wheel and that of the shaft do not
coincide.
It is used for
operating
valves
in steam
engines,
and for other
purposes.
The
motion
derived
is
precisely
that of a crank
having
the same
throw..
Collapse
::
Collapse
(v. i.) To fall
together
suddenly,
as the sides of a
hollow
vessel;
to close by
falling
or
shrinking
together;
to have the sides or parts of (a
thing)
fall in
together,
or be
crushed
in
together;
as, a flue in the
boiler
of a steam
engine
sometimes
collapses..
Blast Pipe
::
Blast pipe () The
exhaust
pipe of a steam
engine,
or any pipe
delivering
steam or air, when so
constructed
as to cause a
blast..
Trunk
::
Trunk (n.) A large pipe
forming
the
piston
rod of a steam
engine,
of
sufficient
diameter
to allow one end of the
connecting
rod to be
attached
to the
crank,
and the other end to pass
within
the pipe
directly
to the
piston,
thus
making
the
engine
more
compact..
Indicate
::
Indicate
(v. t.) To
investigate
the
condition
or power of, as of steam
engine,
by means of an
indicator..
Link
::
Link (n.) Any
intermediate
rod or piece for
transmitting
force or
motion,
especially
a short
connecting
rod with a
bearing
at each end;
specifically
(Steam
Engine),
the
slotted
bar, or
connecting
piece,
to the
opposite
ends of which the
eccentric
rods are
jointed,
and by means of which the
movement
of the valve is
varied,
in a link
motion..
Vacuum
::
Vacuum
(n.) The
condition
of
rarefaction,
or
reduction
of
pressure
below that of the
atmosphere,
in a
vessel,
as the
condenser
of a steam
engine,
which is
nearly
exhausted
of air or
steam,
etc.; as, a
vacuum
of 26
inches
of
mercury,
or 13
pounds
per
square
inch..
Horse Power
::
Horse power () A unit of
power,
used in
stating
the power
required
to drive
machinery,
and in
estimating
the
capabilities
of
animals
or steam
engines
and other prime
movers
for doing work. It is the power
required
for the
performance
of work at the rate of
33,000
English
units of work per
minute;
hence,
it is the power that must be
exerted
in
lifting
33,000
pounds
at the rate of one foot per
minute,
or 550
pounds
at the rate of one foot per
second,
or 55
pounds
at the rate of ten feet per
second
Spanner
::
Spanner
(n.) A
contrivance
in some of the
ealier
steam
engines
for
moving
the
valves
for the
alternate
admission
and
shutting
off of the
steam.
Trunnioned
::
Trunnioned
(a.)
Provided
with
trunnions;
as, the
trunnioned
cylinder
of an
oscillating
steam
engine..
Throw
::
Throw (n.) The
extreme
movement
given to a
sliding
or
vibrating
reciprocating
piece by a cam,
crank,
eccentric,
or the like;
travel;
stroke;
as, the throw of a slide
valve.
Also,
frequently,
the
length
of the
radius
of a
crank,
or the
eccentricity
of an
eccentric;
as, the throw of the crank of a steam
engine
is equal to half the
stroke
of the
piston..
Inboard
::
Inboard
(a. & adv.) From
without
inward;
toward
the
inside;
as, the
inboard
stroke
of a steam
engine
piston,
the
inward
or
return
stroke..
Gasket
::
Gasket
(n.) The
plaited
hemp used for
packing
a
piston,
as of the steam
engine
and its
pumps..
Rock Shaft
::
Rock shaft () A shaft that
oscillates
on its
journals,
instead
of
revolving,
--
usually
carrying
levers
by means of which it
receives
and
communicates
reciprocating
motion,
as in the valve gear of some steam
engines;
--
called
also
rocker,
rocking
shaft,
and way
shaft..
Load
::
Load (v.) The work done by a steam
engine
or other prime mover when
working.
Stroke
::
Stroke
(v. t.) The
movement,
in
either
direction,
of the
piston
plunger,
piston
rod,
crosshead,
etc., as of a steam
engine
or a pump, in which these parts have a
reciprocating
motion;
as, the
forward
stroke
of a
piston;
also, the
entire
distance
passed
through,
as by a
piston,
in such a
movement;
as, the
piston
is at half
stroke..
Soleplate
::
Soleplate
(n.) A
bedplate;
as, the
soleplate
of a steam
engine..
Lag
::
Lag (n.) The
amount
of
retardation
of
anything,
as of a valve in a steam
engine,
in
opening
or
closing..
Crosshead
::
Crosshead
(n.) A beam or bar
across
the head or end of a rod, etc., or a block
attached
to it and
carrying
a
knuckle
pin; as the solid
crosspiece
running
between
parallel
slides,
which
receives
motion
from the
piston
of a steam
engine
and
imparts
it to the
connecting
rod, which is
hinged
to the
crosshead..
Cycloscope
::
Cycloscope
(n.) A
machine
for
measuring
at any
moment
velocity
of
rotation,
as of a wheel of a steam
engine..
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